Birds: Robins, towhees, pine grosbeaks, waxwings, and grouse eat the fruit. Insects: Sara orangetip butterflies are attracted by the flowers. Mammals: Deer feed on the berries. Fruit eaten by mice and other small mammals.

Ethnobotanical Uses and Other Facts

Material Uses: Stlatlimx girls made headbands and belts out of braided runners. Medicinal Uses: The Quileute chewed the leaves and applied them as a poultice on burns; the Skokomish made tea from the entire plant for diarrhea; the Haida used the leaves as an ingredient in a female tonic; Food Uses: Strawberries eaten fresh, not dried because they are too juicy; the Saanich and Mainland Comox steeped the leaves to make a sweet, clear tea. Landscape Uses: Nice, low-growing ground cover. Can be mown and walked on.Name Info: Common name is accurate, it usually only grows in coastal areas.